Product fix packs contain bundled service to bring WebSphere® Application Server up to a new product level. Interim fixes provide corrective service for specific known problems. You can use IBM® Installation Manager to update the product with the fixes that are available for your service level of WebSphere Application Server Version 8.
Contact the IBM Software Support Center for information about upgrades for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS®. For more information about upgrades, see the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS: Program Directory. The most current information is available from the IBM Software Support Center and Fix Central.
IBM Installation Manager is used to apply product maintenance to WebSphere Application Server for z/OS. A set of scripts called the post-installer, a part of WebSphere Application Server for z/OS, is used to make any configuration file system changes that are required as a consequence of product maintenance.
APARs that would have previously been flagged PE are added to a table near the top of the affected levels' fix-pack web pages. The fixing APAR's "Special Activity" field is also updated with "MDVREGR" if it is fixing a regression or "MDVPARTL" if it is a partial fix. If the problem is highly pervasive, a FLASH notification is sent as well.
Use Installation Manager on your local system to update WebSphere Application Server Version 8.x with the fixes from the live web-based service repositories.
See Table 3 in WebSphere Application Server Version 8 product offerings for supported operating systems for a list of web-based service-repository URLs for WebSphere Application Server Version 8 product offerings.
imutilsc saveCredential -keyring keyring_file -userName IBM_software_ID -userPassword IBM_software_password -url repository_URL
For information on the imutilsc saveCredential command, read the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.4 Information Center or the IBM Installation Manager Version 1.5 Information Center.
imcl install fix_name -installationDirectory product_installation_location -repositories repository_URL -keyring keyring_file
imcl install offering_ID_offering_version -installationDirectory product_installation_location -repositories repository_URL -keyring keyring_file -acceptLicense
imcl listAvailablePackages -repositories source_repository
imcl listInstalledPackages -long
imcl install fix_name -installationDirectory product_installation_location -repositories compressed_file
imcl install offering_ID_offering_version -installationDirectory product_installation_location -repositories location_of_expanded_files -acceptLicense
imcl listAvailablePackages -repositories source_repository
imcl listInstalledPackages -long
You can add a new fix-pack level of the product to the SMP/E-managed repository that contains the base product by applying PTFs for the fix pack to the repository. See the WebSphere Application Server for z/OS service page for a listing of available fix packs and PTFs. After installing the PTFs, you can use Installation Manager to update WebSphere Application Server Version 8.x with the new fix pack.
imcl install com.ibm.websphere.zOS.v80_offering_version -installationDirectory product_installation_location -repositories /usr/lpp/InstallationManagerRepository/HBBO800 -acceptLicense
imcl listAvailablePackages -repositories /usr/lpp/InstallationManagerRepository/HBBO800
imcl listInstalledPackages -long
For more information on updating WebSphere Application Server, see Updating and uninstalling the product on z/OS.
The file system should normally be mounted read-only.
At server start-up, the post-installer will run automatically against each node in order to update the configuration file system to the new service level. For more information, refer to Completing post-installation tasks after updating or rolling back to a different service level.
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